Chapter 347

Inside the Municipal Building.

Li Ming Sheng sat on the sofa, sipping tea as he asked, "How many of our coast guard officers were injured?"

"Two seriously, two lightly," Su Tianyu replied truthfully. "Some of the friends who went with me were also injured."

"The Zhan Nan Coast Guard Division will be your foundation in the future," Li Ming Sheng reminded succinctly. "You need to take care of your own people."

"Yes, in addition to the compensation from the division, I will also contribute some," Su Tianyu nodded emphatically.

Li Ming Sheng frowned. "Tell me what you know."

Su Tianyu organized his thoughts, trying to report in the most concise way possible. "According to the human traffickers we caught, all the abducted people are sent to a place called Number Seven Island. This place was built with investments from Huihong Pharmaceutical, Baolong Group, and a military enterprise foreman from the First District. We don't yet know exactly what they're doing inside."

Li Ming Sheng's expression showed slight surprise upon hearing Su Tianyu's words. "They're making such a big move?"

"Yes," Su Tianyu lowered his voice. "I suspect this matter is related to a military project."

Li Ming Sheng rubbed his hands together, falling into thought.

Su Tianyu, observing Old Li's expression, seemed to guess what he was thinking. "Leader, I'm afraid of one thing right now."

"Speak," Li Ming Sheng asked.

"If the project on this island is not allowed to be made public, or if it is made public, it will infringe upon the interests of the entire First District and damage its image, will you be under too much pressure if we continue to investigate?" Su Tianyu asked pointedly.

Li Ming Sheng raised his eyebrows and fell silent. He fully understood the underlying meaning of Su Tianyu's words. In the current political environment of the First District, the Republican and Democratic parties do have fierce internal struggles for power, but this is limited to internal conflicts. In the general direction and overall situation, they are both ruling parties of the First District, so naturally they have a common position on the interests at the district level.

In other words, if Su Tianyu continues to investigate and, fortunately, stirs up this hornet's nest, will the Democratic Party continue to support Li Ming Sheng?

If the higher-ups believe that Li Ming Sheng is secretly doing this, which damages the image and interests of the district, then it will be troublesome.

Currently, Old Li is stationed in Dragon City. Although his foundation is weak, he can use minimal force to achieve maximum effect in dealing with the Regulatory Commission and its upper-level parties. His greatest reliance is on the Democratic Party, so once the upper-level no longer supports him, he will collapse in minutes.

Su Tianyu's perspective on the issue was very insightful. He not only brought back important information, but also considered in advance the problems that Old Li would need to face.

Li Ming Sheng sat on the sofa, suddenly turning his head to ask, "Do you think this Number Seven Island is built targeting a certain region or a certain group of people?"

Su Tianyu was stunned upon hearing this, feeling that Li Ming Sheng had instantly raised the issue to a higher level. "This...!"

"I'm not asking you to make a judgment, just tell me your guess," Li Ming Sheng waved his hand, adding, "Just chat casually."

Su Tianyu licked his lips. "Among all the abducted people, there are no white people. We Chinese account for 60%."

Li Ming Sheng's face became even more gloomy upon hearing this.

Su Tianyu didn't say anything more, only stared blankly at Old Li, waiting for his instructions.

"Wait a moment, I'll make a phone call," Li Ming Sheng said after thinking for a long time, supporting himself up and walking towards the office.

...

Old Mo region, near a coastal pier.

Bald Old Fei sat in the truck, leaning against the cold wall, his eyes closed, seemingly completely resigned and ready to be slaughtered.

"Squeak!"

A jarring sound rang out as the truck door was pulled open from the outside, and the bright, scorching sunlight shone into the truck.

The abducted people inside the truck hadn't seen the sun for a long time. When the sunlight poured in, they even raised their arms somewhat fearfully, shielding their faces.

"Line up, get your meals!" A Middle Eastern-looking man shouted in both English and Chinese.

Upon hearing the shout, the people in the truck immediately squatted obediently in a row, waiting for food supplies.

At the end of the line, Fei Pingsheng looked expressionlessly towards the outside of the truck, seeing that the food they were given was actually very rich, even including steak and a balanced vegetable mix.

"Damn, they're eating better than the governor," Fei Pingsheng felt a little strange.

"Food is a gift from God, you must eat it all, and anyone who leaves any will be punished," the person in charge outside shouted fiercely.

Everyone took their meals one by one and sat in the truck, eating heartily.

Fei Pingsheng also took a portion. He found a clean spot near the truck door and sat down, lowering his head to eat.

Outside the truck, two men were supervising everyone's meal and chatting while smoking. Next to them was a young man who didn't interact with anyone, only kept scrolling on his phone, his brow furrowed.

After a while, the young man playing on his phone suddenly cursed irritably, "Damn it, who said there was inside information? Damn it, I bought in at 3.3, and it's fallen to 2.5 in four days!"

"Haha!" The man smoking grinned. "You're truly a charitable financier!"

"Get lost!" The young man cursed annoyedly, his face extremely unpleasant as he lit another cigarette.

"Take it easy, we'll have a drink with you when we get on the ship later!"

"Damn it, let's drink insecticide," the young man playing on his phone retorted with a sneer.

Fei Pingsheng chewed on the beef, glancing out of the truck with his peripheral vision. He could roughly tell that this was probably a pier.

...

Inside the mayor's office.

While Su Tianyu was waiting on the sofa, he could vaguely hear Li Ming Sheng arguing with someone on the phone in the resting room, using very intense language.

After waiting for another twenty minutes, Li Ming Sheng came out with his phone, his expression unreadable.

Seeing Li Ming Sheng come out, Su Tianyu immediately poured him a cup of tea. "Have some water, Leader!"

Li Ming Sheng bent down and sat down, pointing at Su Tianyu and saying, "The higher-ups also want to investigate. Go back and wait for news. If there are no accidents, they will still pursue it."

"Then I'll prepare on my end?" Su Tianyu asked tentatively.

"If Wang Zhen calls and demands an exchange of hostages, then I'll give you the right to bring Wang Xiong out of the city," Li Ming Sheng's eyebrows were full of anger. "But bring him out, but you must not lose this bastard for me!! I must execute him in Dragon City!!"

"Yes!" Su Tianyu nodded.

"Wait for Ou Yangzhen to give you news."

"Okay!"

On the other side.

Big Brother Su Tiannan accompanied the old man for a meal at home at noon and then left leisurely, driving away from Dragon City alone.